SANTA ANA, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 21, 2012) - Silex Technology, a global leader in wired and wireless networking solutions, today announced the appointment of Joseph "Joe" Virginia to vice president of sales and a member of the company's executive team.

In this role, Virginia oversees Silex's sales activities and is responsible for executing the aggressive revenue growth objectives of the organization. With over 25 years' of electronics and technology experience, Virginia will lead the sales team to provide exceptional customer service by managing individual relationships and account needs.

"The addition of Joe enhances the capabilities of our leadership and sales teams," said David Smith, president and CEO of Silex Technology America. "His expertise and relationships will greatly contribute to the expansion of our embedded wireless business while finding new applications for our device servers/connectivity and AV networking product lines.

Virginia combines his sales background with related technology experience that includes applications engineering, business development, and marketing and product management, most recently from Qualcomm MEMS Technologies. Prior to that, he was responsible for global supply chain management for flat displays, touch screen solutions and MEMS inertial sensors at Cisco Systems. Virginia also held senior-level positions at iFire Technology Group, Samsung Semiconductor and Synaptics. He began his sales career at Fujitsu Microelectronics and is credited with the first commercial installation of large screen color plasma display technology as part of the New York Stock Exchange's $200 million technology investment.

Virginia holds a bachelor's of science degree in Industrial Engineering from Cleveland State University. He will be based in the Santa Ana, Calif. office of Silex Technology America.

About Silex Technology America, Inc.
Silex Technology America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Silex Technology Inc., a 35-year developer and leading network technology company specializing in network and wireless technology, providing hardware, software, embedded modules and turnkey connectivity products. Silex Technology has regional offices for sales, marketing and development in Japan, United States and Germany. Silex Technology is integrated vertically to support customers from design to production, maintaining the highest quality standards. For more information, please visit www.silexamerica.com.